Source: DCist
The program is funded by a $8.7 million grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, a federal entity within the Health and Human Services Department. In 2021, as a part of the American Rescue Plan, the federal government tagged $73 million to launch public health informatics development programs at “minority-serving institutions,” many of which were Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In addition to UDC and Howard University, other universities across the country including Bowie State, Norfolk State, and California State were awarded grant dollars.